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Tosatrochus attenuatus

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Trochus attenuatus was named by Jonas (1844) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Recent; west Pacific.]. It is extant. It is the type species of Tosatrochus.

It was recombined as Tosatrochus attenuatus by MacNeil (1960).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Trochus attenuatus Jonas p. 170
1960Tosatrochus attenuatus MacNeil p. 26

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTrochinaeRafinesque 1815
genusTosatrochus
speciesattenuatus(Jonas 1844)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Ryukyu) Tosatrochus attenuatus (41606)